Questions tagged [wild-shape]
For questions about Wild Shape, the ability of D&D and Pathfinder Druids to turn themselves into a variety of animals. It is a shapeshifting effect that allows Druids to become more in tune with nature, allowing them to do things they normally could not or to become more fearsome in battle.
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Do the Alert and Lucky feats carry over when in Wild Shape?
I'm wondering if the Alert and Lucky feats carry over when a druid assumes a Wild Shape.
PHB p.67 stipulates:
Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast...
So I would tend to ...
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Does natural armor stack with unarmored defense?
In D&D 5E, does natural armor stack with Unarmored Defense? We have a level 2 player character who wild shaped into an animal. The player said they could stack its natural armor with Unarmored ...
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Can a druid use Wild Shape to take the form of a specific, individual beast?
The rules for the 5E druid's Wild Shape ability simply say:
you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before
This previous question asks if you can go ...
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What happens when Wild Shape/Polymorph runs out in a space that's too small?
So in a 5e campaign I'm running, the party Druid has recently been doing some scouting of the local monster caves in spider form to avoid notice. I've also described how the goblins and kobolds who ...
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Can a druid wildshape again whilst still in animal form?
I am trying to determine if a druid can use wildshape to turn into a dire wolf then use it again immediately to transform into a small snake. Can they just transform directly into the new animal form,...
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Do removed parts of a Druid's Wild Shape form persist after said Druid exits Wild Shape?
A player wanted to use Wild Shape as an unlimited supply of feathers for our ranger to make his own arrows with and it sparked a discussion on whether or not parts of a Druid that are removed from ...
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Does Power Word Kill kill druids in wild-shape?
Power Word Kill is a 9th level spell that "compel[s] a creature to die" as long as it has less than 100 hit points.
If this is cast on a druid in wild-shape form with less than 100 HP, does the druid ...
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What values do I recalculate when I Wild Shape?
When I Wild Shape, I take a beast's STR, DEX, and CON scores. I keep my proficiency bonus and my INT, WIS, and CHA scores. I will focus this question on the assumption I'm proficient in Athletics, and ...
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How does a druid in Wild Shape interact with the Dominate Beast spell?
I believe it is clear that a druid in Wild Shape is a beast and therefore1 a valid target for the dominate beast spell:
You attempt to beguile a beast that you can see within range.
I am having ...
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Can a druid in Ape wildshape use weapons?
So, last night i was cooking up a new character and had this in mind. While reading the Wild Shape topic from PHB, i couldn't find anything that rules out the option to turn into an Ape/Giant Ape that ...
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Do a druid's uses of the Wild Shape feature recharge if they take a short rest while still in Wild Shape?
Do the druid's uses of the Wild Shape feature recharge while still in Wild Shape?
Say a 10th-level Circle of the Moon Druid spends two uses of Wild Shape to transform into an Air Elemental, whose ...
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Can a Druid Wild Shape into a Swarm or "Giant"?
The Players handbook has a list of creatures in the back which are designed for use by the players. Various tweets and materials have said that the players handbook has creatures that players need to ...
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Is a Wild Shape attack considered an unarmed strike?
So, I got intrigued by grappling after reading The Grappler's Manual for 5e. It didn't mention if wild shape attacks were considered unarmed strikes, especially in regards to the Tavern Brawler feat's ...
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Do lingering effects vanish when you use Wild Shape?
When you are a druid affected by some kind of ongoing effect (such as being poisoned or burning, or whatever) and you switch to your wild shape - do these effects stay?
Are they + their duration ...
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Are druids considered "shapechangers" and thus unaffected by the Polymorph spell?
The description of the polymorph spell states that "A shapechanger automatically succeeds on this saving throw". (Later printings state instead that "The spell has no effect on a ...
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